Atomic Structure and Periodicity The Puzzle of the Atom Protons and electrons are attracted to each other because of opposite charges Electrically charged particles moving in a curved path give off energy Despite these facts, atoms don’t collapse Wave-Particle Duality JJ Thomson won the Nobel prize for describing the electron as a particle. His son, George Thomson won the Nobel prize for describing the wave-like nature of the electron. The electron is a particle! The electron is an energy wave! Confused??? You’ve Got Company! “No familiar conceptions can be woven around the electron; something unknown is doing we don’t know what.” Physicist Sir Arthur Eddington The Nature of the Physical World 1934 The Wave-like Electron The electron propagates through space as an energy wave. To understand the atom, one must understand the behavior of electromagnetic waves. Louis deBroglie Electromagnetic radiation propagates through space as a wave moving at the speed of light. c = λν C = speed of light, a constant (3.00 x 108 m/s) Υ = frequency, in units of hertz (hz, sec-1) λ = wavelength, in meters Types of electromagnetic radiation: The energy (E ) of electromagnetic radiation is directly proportional to the frequency (ν) of the radiation. E = hν E = Energy, in units of Joules (kg·m2/s2) h = Planck’s constant (6.626 x 10-34 J·s) ν= frequency, in units of hertz (hz, sec-1) Long Wavelength = Low Frequency = Low ENERGY Short Wavelength = High Frequency = High ENERGY Wavelength Table Relating Frequency, Wavelength and Energy c E h Common re-arrangements: E hc hc E Spectroscopic analysis of the visible spectrum… …produces all of the colors in a continuous spectrum Spectroscopic analysis of the hydrogen spectrum… …produces a “bright line” spectrum Electron transitions involve jumps of definite amounts of energy. This produces bands of light with definite wavelengths. Electron Energy in Hydrogen E electron 2.178 x10 18 Z J 2 n 2 Z = nuclear charge (atomic number) n = energy level ***Equation works only for atoms or ions with 1 electron (H, He+, Li2+, etc). Calculating Energy Change, ΔE, for Electron Transitions 2 2 Z Z 18 E 2.178 x 10 J 2 2 n n final initial Energy must be absorbed from a photon (+E) to move an electron away from the nucleus Energy (a photon) must be given off (-E) when an electron moves toward the nucleus Quantum Numbers Each electron in an atom has a unique set of 4 quantum numbers which describe it. Principal quantum number Angular momentum quantum number Magnetic quantum number Spin quantum number Pauli Exclusion Principle No two electrons in an atom can have the same four quantum numbers. Wolfgang Pauli Principal Quantum Number Generally symbolized by n, it denotes the shell (energy level) in which the electron is located. Number of electrons that can fit in a shell: 2n2 Angular Momentum Quantum Number The angular momentum quantum number, generally symbolized by l, denotes the orbital (subshell) in which the electron is located. Magnetic Quantum Number The magnetic quantum number, generally symbolized by m, denotes the orientation of the electron’s orbital with respect to the three axes in space. Assigning the Numbers The three quantum numbers (n, l, and m) are integers. The principal quantum number (n) cannot be zero. n must be 1, 2, 3, etc. The angular momentum quantum number (l ) can be any integer between 0 and n - 1. For n = 3, l can be either 0, 1, or 2. The magnetic quantum number (ml) can be any integer between -l and +l. For l = 2, m can be either -2, -1, 0, +1, +2. Principle, angular momentum, and magnetic quantum numbers: n, l, and ml Spin Quantum Number Spin quantum number denotes the behavior (direction of spin) of an electron within a magnetic field. Possibilities for electron spin: 1 2 1 2 An orbital is a region within an atom where there is a probability of finding an electron. This is a probability diagram for the s orbital in the first energy level… Orbital shapes are defined as the surface that contains 90% of the total electron probability. Schrodinger Wave Equation d V 8 m dx h 2 2 2 2 E Equation for probability of a single electron being found along a single axis (x-axis) Erwin Schrodinger animationani mation Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle “One cannot simultaneously determine both the position and momentum of an electron.” You can find out where the electron is, but not where it is going. Werner Heisenberg OR… You can find out where the electron is going, but not where it is! Sizes of s orbitals Orbitals of the same shape (s, for instance) grow larger as n increases… Nodes are regions of low probability within an orbital. Orbitals in outer energy levels DO penetrate into lower energy levels. Penetration #1 This is a probability Distribution for a 3s orbital. What parts of the diagram correspond to “nodes” – regions of zero probability? Which of the orbital types in the 3rd energy level Does not seem to have a “node”? WHY NOT? Penetration #2 The s orbital has a spherical shape centered around the origin of the three axes in space. s orbital shape P orbital shape There are three dumbbell-shaped p orbitals in each energy level above n = 1, each assigned to its own axis (x, y and z) in space. Things get a bit more complicated with the five d d orbital shapes orbitals that are found in the d sublevels beginning with n = 3. To remember the shapes, think of: “double dumbells” …and a “dumbell with a donut”! Shape of f orbitals Orbital filling table Electron configuration of the elements of the first three series Element Lithium Configuration notation Orbital notation 1s22s1 [He]2s1 ____ 1s Beryllium ____ ____ 2p ____ ____ 2s ____ ____ 2p ____ [He]2s2p2 ____ 2s ____ ____ 2p ____ 1s22s2p3 [He]2s2p3 ____ 2s ____ ____ 2p ____ 1s22s2p4 [He]2s2p4 ____ 2s ____ ____ 2p ____ 1s22s2p5 [He]2s2p5 ____ 1s Neon ____ 2s 1s22s2p2 ____ 1s Fluorine ____ [He]2s2p1 ____ 1s Oxygen ____ 2p 1s22s2p1 ____ 1s Nitrogen ____ [He]2s2 ____ 1s Carbon ____ 2s 1s22s2 ____ 1s Boron Noble gas notation ____ 2s ____ ____ 2p ____ 1s22s2p6 [He]2s2p6 ____ 1s ____ 2s ____ ____ 2p ____ Irregular confirmations of Cr and Cu Chromium steals a 4s electron to half fill its 3d sublevel Copper steals a 4s electron to FILL its 3d sublevel Determination of Atomic Radius Half of the distance between nucli in covalently bonded diatomic molecule "covalent atomic radii" Periodic Trends in Atomic Radius Radius decreases across a period Increased effective nuclear charge due to decreased shielding Radius increases down a group Addition of principal quantum levels Table of Atomic Radii Ionization Energy: the energy required to remove an electron from an atom Increases for successive electrons taken from the same atom Tends to increase across a period Electrons in the same quantum level do not shield as effectively as electrons in inner levels Irregularities at half filled and filled sublevels due to extra repulsion of electrons paired in orbitals, making them easier to remove Tends to decrease down a group Outer electrons are farther from the nucleus Ionization of Magnesium Mg + 738 kJ Mg+ + eMg+ + 1451 kJ Mg2+ + eMg2+ + 7733 kJ Mg3+ + e- Table of 1st Ionization Energies Electron Affinity - the energy change associated with the addition of an electron Affinity tends to increase across a period Affinity tends to decrease as you go down in a period Electrons farther from the nucleus experience less nuclear attraction Some irregularities due to repulsive forces in the relatively small p orbitals Table of Electron Affinities Electronegativity A measure of the ability of an atom in a chemical compound to attract electrons Electronegativities tend to increase across a period Electronegativities tend to decrease down a group or remain the same Periodic Table of Electronegativities Ionic Radii Cations Anions Positively charged ions Smaller than the corresponding atom Negatively charged ions Larger than the corresponding atom Table of Ion Sizes Summary of Periodic Trends